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The argument on who pays for health care is the wrong question. When paying cash for an MRI is $500, and via Health Insurance it is $5,000. There are bigger i
by worker_person 4y ago
The argument on who pays for health care is the wrong question.
When paying cash for an MRI is $500, and via Health Insurance it is $5,000. There are bigger issues.
I used to get a weekly shot. Paid my $60 dollar co-pay. They billed insurance another $120 or so.
Eventually I asked what the cash price is. $17 dollars. Was a real WTF?! moment.
- xyzzy21 4y agoYou aren't paying attention - critical thinking? The point is that employers can and will "adjust" in the same way on this.
- worker_person 4y agoCompanies started offering insurance because tax rates above a certain amount where in the 90+ percent range. To pay people more, companies had to get highly creative. Lots of "perks". Company cars, hotels, etc. Insurance was one such method. Our entire Health Insurance Industry came from companies and people avoiding absurd taxes. Now things are absurd in other ways.